I need more words! Being a language instructor, an immigrant, and a language learner, I would consider myself quite experienced when it comes to understanding overwhelming feelings. In another post, I have already mentioned that one of the deepest frustrations students have to overcome is the fact of (initially) not having a vocabulary that is…
Some years ago, I started embracing new experiences with a more open mindset. I found that doing so made the experiences more enjoyable. Today, I am going to use my study of the French language as an example. When I was in high school, I studied French for a couple of years. It was…
When I started my journey as a language student, it took me a while, years, before I realized that three elements were crucial for the success of my long-term project: motivation, commitment, and, what I like to call, a “ladder” approach. Motivation. When frustration hits, we need to remind ourselves why we decided to learn…